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Forward David Booth will attempt to reboot his North American hockey career where it began: In Detroit.

General manager Ken Holland told the Free Press that Booth, 32, will be going to Detroit Red Wings camp on a tryout after a request from Booth.

Booth, a Detroit native who played for the Detroit Compuware Ambassors en route to four years at Michigan State, has 102 goals and 231 points in 502 career NHL games largely spent with the Florida Panthers and Vancouver Canuks. He last played in the NHL in 2014-15, for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Booth played the last two seasons in the KHL; in 2016-17, he had four goals and eight points in 19 games with Omsk Avangard.

Booth, the 53rd pick in the 2004 draft, is a long shot to make the Wings. They already have 10 regulars up front returning from last season, and Tyler Bertuzzi is pencilled in to make the Wings after a standout AHL playoffs. Restricted free agent Andreas Athanasiou is yet to be signed, but Holland said there’s been “lots of talk” between the sides. Luke Witkowski, signed in July, is expected to compete for a job. And as of Tuesday, the agent for Thomas Vanek told the Free Press that it is still a possibility that Vanek returns, as the sides remain in talks.